You will be creating a website on WIX or Google Sites and populating it with content from your Social Studies Class. This is worth a grade in BOTH classes. Tech class for creation and design - Social Studies for content and presentation. This project is due before Thanksgiving break. Your website will be posted on the student work website.
8B Tech Objectives:
I can ....
use Google sites or Wix sites to create a website, selecting a name, template and theme
add multiple pages
summarize social studies content in my own words to populate the website
include images relevant to subject
research and navigate LOC.goc and other resources to locate primary source documents (original items)
footnote each reference with a number
use EAY BIB citation maker to generate citation page in MLA format
create an MLA style citation page to connect each footnote with each reference
link navigation bar to each page
BONUS - embed a relevant widget, video, slideshow onto a page
STEPS:
Select a web design tool to use for your web design
Google Sites: Log onto your school gmail account, click on the square of dots by your name, select SITES WIX.COM : log on and create an account
create the website following the general guidelines below
create and populate Page 1 - General Overview of time period - summary
create and populate Page 2- section 1 -Spanish American War - artwork, images, notes, relevant facts, quotes etc.
create and populate Page 3 -same for section 2 - Trustbusting
create and populate Page 4- same for section 3 -Roosevelt & Environment
create and populate Page 5 - same for section 4 -Roosevelt & Conservation
create and populate Page 6 -select one person who you think was particularly influential, write a bio and explain why you think so
Create Page 7- Editorial Page - Question: To what extent, positive or negative, did the Spanish American War effect world history?
CONTENT requirement : About 1200 original words total for the website, plus the citation page - similar to a paper - any quoted or pasted text does not count in that number
Create Page 8 - MLA Citation page - each footnote number should correspond to a citation for that resource
(use EASYBIB citation maker below to create)
Provide Ms. Karen with the website Link to post online under student work
**Citation Maker** - This tool creates the citations for you asking for specific information you input and then it generates the perfect citation. Cut and paste it into your website OR into a word document you save for when you get to your citation page. Please do it as you go or it will be quite difficult to recreate. MLA is the style of citations that are most commonly used.
8B - Social Studies Website Project
You will be creating a website on WIX or Google Sites and populating it with content from your Social Studies Class. This is worth a grade in BOTH classes. Tech class for creation and design - Social Studies for content and presentation. This project is due before Thanksgiving break. Your website will be posted on the student work website.
8B Tech Objectives:
I can ....
STEPS:
Google Sites: Log onto your school gmail account, click on the square of dots by your name, select SITES
WIX.COM : log on and create an account
WIX https://www.wix.com/support/html5/getting-started/site-layout/ on how to use Wix editor
Google SITES on How to set up a Website on Google Sites
CONTENT requirement : About 1200 original words total for the website, plus the citation page - similar to a paper - any quoted or pasted text does not count in that number
(use EASYBIB citation maker below to create)
**Citation Maker** - This tool creates the citations for you asking for specific information you input and then it generates the perfect citation. Cut and paste it into your website OR into a word document you save for when you get to your citation page. Please do it as you go or it will be quite difficult to recreate. MLA is the style of citations that are most commonly used.